NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Registration Details for 2023 Sustainability Day CLEVELAND – August 28, 2023 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, has announced registration details for a virtual Sustainability Day for investment professionals on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. http://www.avient.com/investors https://sustainabilityday2023.avient.com/ http://www.avient.com/investors https://register.vevent.com/register/BI0b9400e410674b9d9dc80471579b64b9 https://www.avient.com/investors/events-presentations About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Rose Vice President, Marketing and Communications +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com http://www.avient.com/ http://www.avient.com/news mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com

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They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. items, include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • Disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; • Changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Demand for our products and services; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA; • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” $8B ADDRESSABLE MARKET Cross arms Turbine blade stiffeners Utility poles Insulator rods Copyright © . 2024 50 Specialty Engineered Materials – end markets we serve Healthcare Defense Energy Industrial Telecom Transportation ConsumerPackaging Building and Copyright © . 2024 51 Our competitive advantage Breadth and depth of specialty solutions Global footprint with localized customer intimacy Manufacturing and material formulation expertise Quality, regulatory, and sustainability • Engineered thermoplastics, advanced elastomers, additives, fibers, composites • Unidirectional tapes, fabrics, panels, pultrusions, shapes • Operations in Americas, Europe and Asia • Source materials globally, translate across regions • Deep application knowledge and design services • Core competencies in fiber, tape, composite lamination and pultrusion processes • Strong material science expertise to address needs • Strong regulatory and quality management systems • Industry accredited sites • Recognized sustainability ratings Copyright © . 2024 52 Margin expansion opportunity SEM margin expansion +300bps margin expansion • Organic volume growth and SG&A efficiencies from prioritizing resources • Increased sales in higher margin growth platforms such as composites and healthcare Productivity • Yield improvement • Raw material harmonization • Supply chain optimization 53Copyright © .

SHANGHAI, China – May 15, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced the addition of its first production line for Complēt™ and OnForce™ long fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites in Asia. Combined with engineering support and design for manufacturability services from Avient Design, our new production line offers local customers an efficient and agile setup that helps them accelerate speed to market and differentiate from their competition.” For more information, visit https://www.avient.com.

Avient experts will be on hand to share insights on technologies and services that address recycling challenges. Avient will also be showcasing its newly launched PCR Color Prediction Service – a digital tool that supports post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin coloration.   For more information, visit https://www.avient.com.  

In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; including recessionary conditions • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • The ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and otherwise consummate the proposed sales of the Distribution business; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions Use of Non-GAAP Measures This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.

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